Dacelo novaeguineae is a species of bird in the family Dharma monk, kingfisher family, and kingfisher genus.
There are four species of kingfishers, namely the kingfisher, the brown-bellied kingfisher (Dacelo gaudichaud), the shawl kingfisher (Dacelo tyro), and the blue-winged kingfisher (Dacelo leachii), and there are four species of the kingfisher genus in the article.
Here we mainly talk about the laughing kingfisher. The kingfisher is native to eastern Australia, but has also been introduced to New Zealand, western Australia and Tasmania.
Kingfishers are carnivorous birds that feed mainly on arthropods, rodents, and small amphibians and reptiles, such as snakes. Even many regions introduce kingfishers because of their excellent snake catching skills.
The sound of the laughing kingfisher is very special, much like the laughter of human madness, the sound is probably "huh hehe
The kingfisher is widely distributed and overlaps with human cities, and many Australian residents have seen them on railings, power lines, rooftops, and trees near their homes.
Moreover, the laughing kingfisher is also very adapted to modern urban life, and the courage is relatively large, daring to come forward to accept human feeding, and even snatching food from human hands.
In addition to laughter, another well-known feature of the kingfisher is stubbornness.
Two kingfishers grab the same food, they can stand still for a long time, and they will not let go if a human touches or messes with them.
The picture below is a video screenshot, an Australian brother saw two laughing kingfishers on the railing of his home grab a piece of meat deadlocked for several hours, and even gave them more strips of meat did not let go, helplessly covered them with tissues for fear that they would catch a cold...